Morning all. Thank you for all the kind words about the sweater I made. Im on my next project. Dont know about the rest of you but we had some horrific storms come through last night. The amount of rain was unbelievable. Dh was up during the night several times pumping out the backyard because so much rain fell so fast that the drains couldnt handle it. Supposed to get another round this evening. Had to physically put the silkie juveniles back in the coop last night. Silly babies were going to sleep in the run. Im leaving them in the coop today as I am not fishing them out again tonight with the rain thats coming. Had to chase clyde and penny out from under the big coop and throw them inside. The terrorists are still being nasty to the newbies and thats why they dont want to go in. I went in last night and laid down some law. Got real quiet quick and everyone settled down. The sexlinks are the worst. They are great layers (but I think they are done now) but man are they mean to everyone else. Cant wait to process them. My plants are jumping with this heat and rain. Still waiting for my tomato plants to flower. Hoping soon.
Tab--I wish I had your problem! Mine are still slow, only 10 eggs a day. I need these pullets to start laying!
Elroddo--so sorry for yet another loss. I would suggest, as someone else did, that if you are looking for a particular color of wyandotte, that you go to the wyandotte breed page and make inquiries there. You are more apt to find good breeders who will work with you. May I offer you some advice I learned the hard way...Buy the best stock that you can afford from a reputable breeder. A good foundation stock of quality birds will pay for itself in healthy, quality, hearty chicks and chickens. Research and ask about various breeders before deciding who to buy from. If you get hatching eggs, you will see from the moment they hatch the difference between hatchery birds and breeders birds. I learned this lesson the hard way, losing money and getting average birds or birds that werent as advertised. I think most on here would agree. There is a place for hatchery stock if you are just wanting eggs and chickens but if you are serious about specializing in something, get the best you can afford.
I hope with all these storms that everyone stays safe and that your cheeps stay safe as well. The sun is shining for the moment. I will take it.
